Econ Lit and Phil
An independent civilization with its own government and laws is called what vocabulary term.
What is a city-state?
This city-state is considered the birthplace of democracy.
Athens
Ancient Greece is on what continent?
Europe
Monster that turned men to stone with just one look from them.
Medusa / Gorgons
God of Thunder
Zeus
Because it was hard to farm, the Greeks became very good at what?
Trading and Sailing
Sparta had this type of government
Oligarchy
What two geographic features effected how Ancient Greece developed?
Mountains and seas.
Half man - half bull monster that fed on humans.
Minotaur
God of the Ocean
Poseidon
Ancient Greece traded heavily in these three items.
Olives, Grapes / Wine, Pottery
Which of the main city states in Ancient Greece focuses more on War?
What kind of land form is Greece?
A peninsula
Alluding to Greek mythology, this term refers to someone's lone weakness.
Achilles Heel
God of Underworld
Hades
The study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, learning, and the mind is called what.
Philosophy
This was a sophisticated Bronze Age culture on the island of Crete
Minoan Civilization
How did Greek's mountainous land surrounded by waters impact its development?
Isolation, Natural Barriers, Self-sufficiency
This person was said to have fashioned wings from wax and feathers, but died when they melted, from flying too close to the sun.
Icarus
God of War
Ares
This Ancient Greek authored The Odyssey and The Illiad
Homer
This was the first advanced Greek civilization on the mainland, flourishing in the Late Bronze Age.
Mycenaean Civilization
What is the Agora?
Public space in Ancient Greece
Alluding to Greek Mythology, this refers to anything that, upon opening / investigation, leads to unexpected and extensive troubles.
Pandora's Box
God of Wisdom
Athena